2013 Baseball Roster

LHP

CAREER:
Turned
in a 4-2 record with a 5.15 earned run average in 69 appearances at Florida and
made one career start (March 6, 2013 against Jacksonville)…Over 73.1 innings,
the left-hander totaled 58 strikeouts and permitted 34 walks…His lone career
save completed Florida’s sweep of Miami (Fla.) in 2012.

AS
A JUNIOR (2013): Selected
in the seventh round of the Major League Baseball Draft by the Arizona
Diamondbacks with the 210th overall pick…Over 32 appearances, the
second-highest total on Florida, he was 2-1 with a 4.42 ERA…The southpaw
registered 31 strikeouts and issued 20 walks in 38.2 innings, while limiting
opponents to a .254 batting average…Notched the Gators’ victory at No. 7
Florida State on April 9 with two scoreless frames and earned the decision as
UF completed a weekend sweep of No. 8 South Carolina at McKethan Stadium on
April 13…Was 1-0 with a 5.57 ERA in 15 SEC appearances, with 16 K in 21 innings…Took
the loss at the NCAA Bloomington Regional against Valparaiso…Recorded two outs
with a pair of runners on base in the eighth inning of the Gators’ NCAA Tourney
opener versus Austin Peay…Logged a career-high 4.2 scoreless innings during UF’s
marathon 15-inning win over Missouri and totaled three strikeouts...Worked 1.2
innings, giving up two hits and zero runs, to pick up the third win against the
Gamecocks…Fired 4.1 scoreless frames with three strikeouts against UCF…Threw
four innings and registered three strikeouts in the 11-inning setback to No. 11
Ole Miss that began the clubs’ weekend series…Made first career start on the
back end of the home-and-home series with Jacksonville (3.0 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 4 K,
2 BB)…Appeared in all three outings of the weekend series with Florida Gulf
Coast…Totaled two strikeouts in a pair of relief appearances on the opening
weekend of the campaign versus Duke.

AS
A SOPHOMORE (2012): Over
23 appearances, all in relief, Gibson was 1-1 with a 2.96 ERA and one save…In
24.1 innings of work, the lefty totaled 17 strikeouts and permitted 11
walks…Held opponents to a .250 average…Did not surrender any runs during his
first eight appearances of the campaign…Threw a scoreless frame in the first
SEC Tournament matchup with Vanderbilt…Set a career high with a 2.2-inning
stint in game two at South Carolina in which he had a couple of strikeouts and
did not allow any runs…Fanned four of the eight batters he faced in a 3-2
victory over Florida Gulf Coast on March 10…The total of four K was a career
best…Had closed out the first triumph over the Eagles with a scoreless
ninth…Picked up first career save to complete the Gators’ sweep of No. 8 Miami
(Fla.)…Down 5-3 entering the final frame, the Orange and Blue plated five runs
to defeat the Hurricanes for the 11th-consecutive time…Contributed to the
shutout of No. 19 UCF with two scoreless innings.

AS
A FRESHMAN (2011): Made
14 appearances out of the bullpen and was 1-0 with a 13.06 ERA in 10.1
innings…Registered 10 strikeouts and permitted three walks…Played in seven SEC
games and threw 4.2 innings…Closed the Gators’ NCAA Tournament win over
Manhattan with a perfect ninth…Completed the second game against Ole Miss by
striking out the lone batter he faced…Threw a pair of scoreless innings in the
18-0 victory at Mississippi State…Had a career-high two strikeouts in the
opener with South Carolina…Notched first collegiate win against Boston College
(1.0 H, 2 H, 0 R, 1 K)…Debuting by finishing off Florida’s weekend sweep of
USF…Recorded a strikeout and allowed one hit as the Orange and Blue posted a
5-0 shutout.

SUMMER:
Competed
for the Madison (Wis.) Mallards in the summer of 2012 with Florida teammates
Taylor Gushue and Bobby Poyner…Was rated No. 27 in Perfect Game’s Top Prospects
for the Northwoods League…In nine appearances, including seven starts, Gibson
was 4-3 with a 2.47 ERA…He registered 44 strikeouts in 43.2 innings…Joined
Gator teammates Brian Johnson and Mike Zunino on the Yarmouth-Dennis (Mass.)
Red Sox in the Cape Cod League in 2011…Over eight appearances, including a pair
of starts, the lefty was 1-1 with one save and a 4.42 ERA in 18.1 innings…He
totaled 23 strikeouts and six walks.

HIGH
SCHOOL: Left-hander
from Jesuit High Schoolwho played for head coach Richie Warren…Selected
in the 26th round of the 2010 Major League Baseball Draft by the Milwaukee
Brewers with the 789th pick…Ranked No. 9 in the state of Florida and No. 59
overall in the Class of 2010 Final Rankings from Perfect Game…Rated No. 28 in
the state of Florida according to Prospectswire.com, No. 4 LHP…Earned
second-team All-America recognition from both Baseball America and MaxPreps and
collected All-America recognition from Louisville Slugger…Named the Florida 4A
State Player of the Year by the Dairy Farmers Association…Also received the Hillsborough
County and Suncoast Pitcher of the Year honors…Led Jesuit to the state finals
and compiled a 14-1 record with a 1.52 ERA and five complete games…Started all
five region and state tournament games, going 4-1 with a 1.31 ERA and 32
strikeouts in 26.2 innings…The squad finished with a 28-4 mark…Pitched 90
innings and struck out 129 batters while issuing only 31 walks…Was a
Hillsborough County first-team selection as a junior, when was 9-2 with a
2.08 ERA for the Tigers…Started the season 7-0, finished with 67
strikeouts in 67.1 innings and held opponents to a .244 batting average.